United Nations Security Council veto power

International tribunals, specifically the ICC, have motives that make the pursuit of justice desirable. Through the lens of a realism, I see the ICC and other international tribunals as vehicles of the hegemon to pursue its own interest and maintain its power. Very often, the pursuit of international justice is not a matter of feasibility but of the international court’s desire to pursue justice and…

SUBMITTED BY: People’s Republic of China CO-SUBMITTED BY: THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, Recalling previous relevant United Nations resolutions such as but not limited to A/RES/51/77, S/RES/2143(2014), S/RES/2068(2012), S/RES/1998(2011), S/RES/1882(2009), S/RES/1612(2005), S/RES/1539(2004), S/RES/1460(2003), S/RES/1379(2001), S/RES/1314(2000), S/RES/1261(1999), Welcoming continuous support of United Nations, UNICEF, Child Soldiers International, War Child, Oxfam International, Defense for Children…

China vetoed the proposal. Their action has been criticized by the international community and the UN SG Ban Ki-Moon condemning them openly as China and Russia avoiding a “R2P”. Aidan Hehir remarks that there is no hesitation that the determination to veto the resolution placed to the UNSC in early 2012 constituted “naked realpolitik” and he calls it a “permanence of inconsistency of R2P.Perhaps the major fault of interventions is that as most those failed to satisfy the expectations such as…

range of action, due to its over-politicizing, especially through the Security Council. Not only UN 's attention on conflicts in selective, but on top of that the criteria upon which the Council agrees to discuss or intervene within an issue are in any case not the reflection of the global community interest, but rather the game of great powers dominance within the organisation. Looking at decisions taken by the Security Council and attitudes of States towards them, one is led to recognize…

parties (The People’s Republic of China, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Republic of Korea, the United States of America, Japan, and the Russian Federation) have agreed to follow the rules of conduct, which are highlighted in Appendix 1. The Russian Federation recognises that the North East Asian region has a high preponderance of great powers, and that these great powers will tend to pursue their own interests in the negotiations. In addition to this, interactions between…

Ebola Virus in the United States The Kaiser Health news reported the first Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) case in the United States, which was missed by the health official (2014). The EVD is a contagious and infectious virus, and is spread only via close contact with bodily fluids (sweat, blood, saliva, urine, vomit and mucus) of an infected and symptomatic person. Symptoms of EVD include; a fever, severe headache, muscle pain, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain, and unexplained bleeding or bruising…

June 2011 National Strategy for Counterterrorism, the United States, "continues to face a significant threat from al-Qa 'ida, its affiliates, and its adherents." And while the death of Usama Bin Laden substantively affected the strategic and operational capability of the terrorist organization, al-Qa 'ida 's pervasive reach and insidious spiritual influence into East Africa continues to pose a significant security threat to the both the United States and throughout the region. This paper will…

use force to get their way. An issue that highlights the use of force is the United States – Iraq war. Through resolutions, articles, customary international law, relations with terrorist groups and humanitarian intervention we will address the question, Was the use of force by the United States, United Kingdom and their allies against Iraq in 2003 legal? In 1991, after the Gulf War, Iraq was forced by the United Nations to get rid of their weapons of mass destruction (WMD),…

rooted cultural activity for their people. This brings up long rooted questions about international activities and how they impact local groups. I do agree that the United Nations should grant an exemption to the International Whaling Ban for the Norwegian and Japanese people. I believe that this is in the spirit of the United Nations charter to not negatively impact the culture of any group of people. Also, if the argument from the Norwegian and Japanese governments is correct, and they…

sociology is unique as sociology focuses on social behaviour to explain major events that occur in a community or the world. He includes aspects such as crime, religion, state, institutions, races, social classes, values and social norms. The United Nations in the context of child soldiers can look at the values and norms of concerned societies, observe the everyday life of citizens, and interview youth enrolled in war, and thus find the social components…